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this puts us on a road to greece. we can't expect entrepreneurs and businesses large and small to take their life savings or their companies' money and invest in america if they think we're headed to the road to greece. and that's where we're going right now unless we finally get off this spending and borrowing binge. >> woodruff: while panic over the fate of the euro zone has calmed of late, big troubles remain. in greece, austerity measures continue to drive political unrest and protests among residents and workers, while spain and other nations wrestle with chronic unemployment especially among young people. a closer look now at the economic risks from europe to our economy and why the presidential candidates are avoiding some of the blunt talk about it. this time, we turn to two writers who follow these issues closely. zanny minton beddoes is the economics editor for "the economist" magazine; she formerly worked as an economist at the international monetary fund. and james surowiecki writes "the financial page" fo
this puts us on a road to greece. we can't expect entrepreneurs and businesses large and small to take their life savings or their companies' money and invest in america if they think we're headed to the road to greece. and that's where we're going right now unless we finally get off this spending and borrowing binge. >> woodruff: while panic over the fate of the euro zone has calmed of late, big troubles remain. in greece, austerity measures continue to drive political unrest and...
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the reporter on the story, brian christie, joins us now, thanks for being with us. pleasure being here, hari. >> sreenivasan: didn't the planet say ivory trade was illegal back in 1990? >> it did. it did. and as soon as it did elephant populations began to recover. but not everyone agreed. three african countries. we have sufficient elephant populations, we want to trade ivory and asia, particularly japan and china, wanted to buy. and so the first break in that ban began -- was in 1999, japan was allowed to make a purchase of 50 tons of ivory. it was supposed to be an experiment to see how that worked. and without much ability to measure the impact of that break they allowed a second one in 2008 and that's when china got involved and things began to change. >> sreenivasan: what are the measurable impacts that we know? >> causation is a difficult thing to prove but certainly what we've seen, particularly after this second sale where we have over 100 tons sold to china and japan we've seen massive, unparalleled killing in the last ten years across africa. 90% of dead
the reporter on the story, brian christie, joins us now, thanks for being with us. pleasure being here, hari. >> sreenivasan: didn't the planet say ivory trade was illegal back in 1990? >> it did. it did. and as soon as it did elephant populations began to recover. but not everyone agreed. three african countries. we have sufficient elephant populations, we want to trade ivory and asia, particularly japan and china, wanted to buy. and so the first break in that ban began -- was in...
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the pollsters tell us what's happening now. when they start projecting, they're getting into silly land. the last comment. not to pick on the iowa markets, believe me i pay tension to the iowa markets. they've done better since 1988. that is a sample size of six. what study would have a sample-- we've had six national elections since thenment who has a study with a sample size of six. so i like the polls. i like the economy. i don't like the forecast. >> all right, you heard it here. >> wow. >> woodruff: now let's talk about what happened last night. the debate between the vice presidential candidates, 24 hours later, mark. what stands out? >> what stands out is that barack obama has had two character witnesses, bill clinton in september made the case for barack obama better than barack obama has made it for himself. and joe biden in october made the case for barack obama in his record, his administration better than barack obama has. and i would hope that barack obama will study the game films of both clinton and biden in prep
the pollsters tell us what's happening now. when they start projecting, they're getting into silly land. the last comment. not to pick on the iowa markets, believe me i pay tension to the iowa markets. they've done better since 1988. that is a sample size of six. what study would have a sample-- we've had six national elections since thenment who has a study with a sample size of six. so i like the polls. i like the economy. i don't like the forecast. >> all right, you heard it here....
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the biggest challenge for us right now remains new york. the three largest airports in new york are closed and will be closed for some of tomorrow and perhaps all of tomorrow. and that's a challenge because roughly one third of the u.s air travel goes through the new york airport. back up andhose running will be the biggest challengese others are already up and runnin so airports in philadelphia and washington are beginning to take ervice again which is great a news. >> warner: why is it prove... i know we're only a daynto this, t difficult to reopen new york airports. are these just under water or is there damage? >> well, evaluating damage but laguardia has some water on the runways. that needs to be pumped off. the systems need to be inspected both the lighting and landing equipment and the navigation equipment needs to be inspectedm j.f.k. will likely open around noon tomorrow. some aircraft will be coming in there and hopefully starting full service again on thursday. newark right now is withou commercial power. once commercial power c
the biggest challenge for us right now remains new york. the three largest airports in new york are closed and will be closed for some of tomorrow and perhaps all of tomorrow. and that's a challenge because roughly one third of the u.s air travel goes through the new york airport. back up andhose running will be the biggest challengese others are already up and runnin so airports in philadelphia and washington are beginning to take ervice again which is great a news. >> warner: why is it...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and fla hewlett foundatio wokingo soe soal a envonmental prblemat home anarou the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... friends of the newshour. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: hurricane sandy began battering its way ashore today, threatening days of destruction. the huge system had 50 million people in its sights and was already being called a superstorm. the winds grew stronger by the hour. and the rain poured harder, soaking the east coast as the hurricane closed in. nine states declared emergencies, and people up and down the coast braced for heavy flooding, wind damage, and resulting power outages. >> i just got another load of sandbags to put around the doors to keep the water out. got the generator ready to go. and we're going to sit there and ride it out. no place else to go. >> i am w
bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and fla hewlett foundatio wokingo soe soal a envonmental prblemat home anarou the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... friends of the newshour. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: hurricane sandy began battering its way ashore today, threatening days of destruction....
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it's about using u.s. courts to bring international human rights law into effect against multinational corporations. >> right. brown: trying to spit it out. mulley national corporations is what i'm trying to say. >> it involves a 1789 law, the alien tort statute. very simple, straight-forward law that says federal courts have jurisdiction over actions brought by aliens who have been basically injuredded by violations of international law or violations of treaties of the united states. this is oal business. the court heard arguments last term on whether corporations could be held liable under that statute. then it later ordered reargument on a broader question. that is whether these cases can be brought in u.s. courts against any defendant who committed a violation in a foreign country. and today the court heard arguments on that. it's hard to tell. it seemed a number of justices were not happy with business' approach which is to say there is no extra territorial application of this law, period. and yet als
it's about using u.s. courts to bring international human rights law into effect against multinational corporations. >> right. brown: trying to spit it out. mulley national corporations is what i'm trying to say. >> it involves a 1789 law, the alien tort statute. very simple, straight-forward law that says federal courts have jurisdiction over actions brought by aliens who have been basically injuredded by violations of international law or violations of treaties of the united...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual rhythm in some places. a familiar sound returned to lower manhattan streets last night. ( horns honking ) the power did not. police helped direct traffic with signals still dark, but one taxi driver said it wasn't worth the risk. >> it's been dangerous. i've got to go home, i'll walk. there's no traffic signal light, no nothing there. >> woodruff: you're going home? you're done? >> i'm done already. >> woodruff: it wasn't much easier for pedestrians who made their way on foot, some with only flashlights leading the way. >> it's really unset
bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual...
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i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks. they brought us whole binders of women. >> reporter: that last remark immediately touch off a string of parities among democrats. in iowa, while talking about the need for more math and science teachers, president obama joined in. >> president obama: i've got to tell you, we don't have to collect a bunch of bindering to find qualified, talented, driven young women willing to learn and teach in these fields rightnow. [applause and cheers] >> president obama: and when young women graduate, they should get equal pay for equal work. that should be a simple question to answer. >> romney thought to turn the tables today in virginia. >> why is it that there are 3.6 million more women in poverty today than when the president took office? this president has failed america's women. they have suffered in terms of getting jobs. they've suffered in terms of falling into poverty. this is a presidency that has not helped america's women. > th candidates also sparred last night over abortion rights a
i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks. they brought us whole binders of women. >> reporter: that last remark immediately touch off a string of parities among democrats. in iowa, while talking about the need for more math and science teachers, president obama joined in. >> president obama: i've got to tell you, we don't have to collect a bunch of bindering to find qualified, talented, driven young women willing to learn and teach in these fields...
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no thaw's supply-side fairy dust and has served us very poorly. >> brown: give us specifics for what you see making what governor romney says a deficit-neutral tax cut plan. is it taxes or what specific cuts might be possible? deductions? what would happen? >> the cuts are the rates and that's the --. >> brown: i meant spending cuts. that's what i meant. >> he's not look at the spending side. he's saying let's look at things like mortgage deduction, exclusion of the health care, all of the personal exemptions, itemized deductions in the tax code right now and ask the question can we eliminate in part or in hole some of those and make this revenue neutral? the answer to that is unquestionably yes because we've seen the bowles-simpson commission do it, we've seen the variety of these studies, jared might not like them. the question is how would the government do it? i don't know the answer to that to be honest and that's a fair point. >> brown: that he hasn't been specific enough about which deductions? >> we know jared can write a plan that raises taxes on the middle-class. we know i
no thaw's supply-side fairy dust and has served us very poorly. >> brown: give us specifics for what you see making what governor romney says a deficit-neutral tax cut plan. is it taxes or what specific cuts might be possible? deductions? what would happen? >> the cuts are the rates and that's the --. >> brown: i meant spending cuts. that's what i meant. >> he's not look at the spending side. he's saying let's look at things like mortgage deduction, exclusion of the...
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d how much do they know about us? >> ifill: jeffrey brown talks with author bill ivey about his prescription for remaking america's democracy. >> well, i think what we need is to rediscover progressive values and put them forward. i'm arguing for not bigger government but i think different government. >> woodruff: and scott schaefer of public television's kqed profiles a photographer who uses google's street view images to create art. >> you have this distinct feeling of decay. the images almost challenge the viewer. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... friends of the newshour. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to y
d how much do they know about us? >> ifill: jeffrey brown talks with author bill ivey about his prescription for remaking america's democracy. >> well, i think what we need is to rediscover progressive values and put them forward. i'm arguing for not bigger government but i think different government. >> woodruff: and scott schaefer of public television's kqed profiles a photographer who uses google's street view images to create art. >> you have this distinct feeling of...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and carnegie corporation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... friends of the newshou >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: lebanon found itself reliving a nightmarish past today after the worst bombing in four years. at least eight people were killed and nearly 80 wounded in a car-bomb attack. the explosion rocked central beirut as afternoon rush hour was getting underway, tearing through a mostly christian neighborhood. streets were strewn with burned- out cars, and the force of the blast blew out windows and doors, and sent bloodied, dazed people into the streets, pleading for help. >> ( translated ): the whole place was destroyed. god saved my life. nothing left-- no roof, no windows. >> brown: other witnesses to the bombing said it brought back grim memories of lebanon's long civil war from 1975 to 1990. >> ( transla
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give us an example of one that leapt out. >> you know, the case that leapt out to us is the one we ended up leading with. it was the case of three kids whose mom walked into a louisiana sheriff's office and said "three of my kids have been abused by their scout masters." so the sheriff's office deputies interviewed the scout master, brought him into the police station and said "can you tell us what happened?" and, according to police files that are in these scout files, he admitted to it. he said it happened, happened the way they said it happened, i don't know why i did it, then the case was buried and as far as we can tell from these files they said it was buried to preserve the interest of scouting. >> sreenivasan: so how widespread was this type of bearing or collusion with local leaders? >> the maddening thing about these files is that we don't know ultimately. there are ott a lot of them that were destroyed by the scouts in 1975. more of them would go away when scouts turned 75 or died. so for us, the issue is we found individual cases where it happened and we probably found 15 or
give us an example of one that leapt out. >> you know, the case that leapt out to us is the one we ended up leading with. it was the case of three kids whose mom walked into a louisiana sheriff's office and said "three of my kids have been abused by their scout masters." so the sheriff's office deputies interviewed the scout master, brought him into the police station and said "can you tell us what happened?" and, according to police files that are in these scout...
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>> well, obviously the line that romney has been using all these months of 8%, he can't use that line any more. i'm frankly a little skeptical that it makes a huge difference there was a bad jobs, falsely bad jobs number a month ago. now revised upwards and i didn't notice it had any big effect. i'm generally a believer that people feel the economy around them much more than they pay attention to the numbers on tv or in the paper once a month. but what's interesting is that the perception of the economy among americans has actually been going upward in the last six weeks. so in some ways the people are ahead of the numbers. and so we've seen the steady progress. but they see it around them more than they read about it. and so i do think there is sort of an upward trend that people are feeling. i'm not sure any individual job number has a big impact on the race. >> do you think has much of an effect? >> well, diane swonk said that statistically it's not significant. i think politically it is significant in this sense that the after 48 hours after the debate, the democrats and president
>> well, obviously the line that romney has been using all these months of 8%, he can't use that line any more. i'm frankly a little skeptical that it makes a huge difference there was a bad jobs, falsely bad jobs number a month ago. now revised upwards and i didn't notice it had any big effect. i'm generally a believer that people feel the economy around them much more than they pay attention to the numbers on tv or in the paper once a month. but what's interesting is that the perception...